Nukutavake Airport is an airport serving the village of Tavananui, located on the
Nukutavake island, in the
Tuamotu
The Tuamotu Archipelago or the Tuamotu Islands (french: Îles Tuamotu, officially ) are a French Polynesian chain of just under 80 islands and atolls in the southern Pacific Ocean. They constitute the largest chain of atolls in the world, extendin ...
group of atolls in
French Polynesia, from
Tahiti
Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austra ...
. The closest land is small
Pinaki Atoll, located to the southeast.
Vairaatea Atoll Atoll lies to the west of Nukutavake.
The airport was inaugurated in 1981.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
No scheduled flights as of May 2019.
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Airports in French Polynesia
Atolls of the Tuamotus
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